My Odissey Making a Controller - Throttle thingy?

[Willer Kerman]

So, after seeing a lot of hand-made controllers out there, I finally had the courage (and the financial situation) to want to start making my own, and I want to document the process, even if it ends in failure (I haven't discarded this outcome yet).

During this last week, I have done some research on the matter, and I have found a lot of good sources and tutorials for how I can accomplish this goal. I also looked up the parts I want to use, and, despite being a little hard to find some things like the joystick and screens (as someone living in Brazil, with little to no knowledge of where to buy this kind of electronics online or not), there is still one part that I haven't been able to find a good one to buy or any tutorial on how to make one: the throttle thingy (stick, acelerator, controller, I really don't know even what to call that thing lol), though I suspect making one will involve potentiometers and such.

So I want to ask anyone who might know something on this matter if you know any good tutorials or where to find this kind of thing. I am looking to make or acquire one that looks like the ones in the game (the only ones I found are more like the airplane ones). Apretiate any help or ideas in any aspect.

(I'll make a cardboard model of what I'm thinking later this week and post it here, but for now, I'm really concerned about the throttle thing.)

[TheSpaceDinos4037]

Can't wait to see what you come up with!